حمق

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns foolishness, lack of intelligence, and the state of being stupid. It extends to describe things that are slow, stagnant, or worn out, and also refers to a specific type of rash.

Derived headwords

الحمقnoun

1.
with a sukoon on the meem and a ḍamma on it: lack of intellectboth
with a sukoon on the meem and a ḍamma on it: lack of intellect

الحمقnoun

1.
with a sukoon on the meem and a ḍamma on it: lack of intellectboth
with a sukoon on the meem and a ḍamma on it: lack of intellect

حمقverb

1.
from the category of 'ẓarufa', so he is aḥmaq (foolish)both
from the category of 'ẓarufa', so he is aḥmaq (foolish)
2.
with a kasra, so he is ḥamiq (foolish)both
with a kasra, so he is ḥamiq (foolish)

حماقةnoun

1.
foolishnessboth
The state or quality of being foolish; stupidity.

أحمقadjective

1.
foolishboth
Lacking intelligence or sense; stupid.

حمقadjective

1.
from the category of 'ẓarufa', so he is aḥmaq (foolish)both
from the category of 'ẓarufa', so he is aḥmaq (foolish)
2.
with a kasra, so he is ḥamiq (foolish)both
with a kasra, so he is ḥamiq (foolish)

حمقاءadjective

1.
people and women who are ḥumq, ḥumqā, and ḥamāqā (foolish)both
people and women who are ḥumq, ḥumqā, and ḥamāqā (foolish)

حُمُقadjective

1.
from the category of 'ẓarufa', so he is aḥmaq (foolish)both
from the category of 'ẓarufa', so he is aḥmaq (foolish)
2.
with a kasra, so he is ḥamiq (foolish)both
with a kasra, so he is ḥamiq (foolish)

حماقىadjective

1.
foolishclassical
Lacking intelligence or sense; stupid. Used for a group of people.

البقلة الحمقاءnoun

1.
purslaneboth
A common edible plant, purslane.

حمقت السوقverb

1.
to stagnateclassical
The market became slow or stagnant.

أحمقت المرأةverb

1.
to give birth to a foolish childclassical
A woman gave birth to a foolish child.

مُحْمَقparticiple

1.
one who gives birth to a foolish childclassical
A woman who has given birth to a foolish child.

مُحْمَقَةparticiple

1.
one who gives birth to a foolish childclassical
A woman who has given birth to a foolish child.

مِحْمَاقadjective

1.
habitually giving birth to foolsclassical
A woman whose custom or habit is to give birth to foolish children.

أحمقت الرجلverb

1.
to find someone foolishclassical
To discover or ascertain that a man is foolish.

حمّقتهverb

1.
to attribute foolishness toclassical
To accuse or attribute foolishness to someone.

حامقتهverb

1.
to abet in foolishnessclassical
To assist or encourage someone in their foolishness.

استحمقتهverb

1.
to consider foolishclassical
To regard or count someone as foolish.

تحامقverb

1.
he feigned foolishnessboth
he feigned foolishness

انحمقت السوقverb

1.
to become stagnantclassical
The market became slow or stagnant.

انحمق الثوبverb

1.
to become worn outclassical
The garment became old, worn out, or threadbare.

الحُماقnoun

1.
measlesclassical
A contagious disease characterized by fever and a rash, similar to smallpox.

مَحْقُوقparticiple

1.
worthy of itboth
worthy of it
2.
worthy ones (plural)both
worthy ones (plural)

Parallel reading

الحمق والحمق: قلة العقل.

Al-ḥamqu and al-ḥamaqu mean a lack of intellect.

وقد حمق الرجل بالضم حماقة فهو أحمق.

And a man might become foolish (ḥamaqa) with the pronunciation of 'ḍamm', experiencing foolishness (ḥamāqah), so he is foolish (aḥmaq).

وحمق أيضا بالكسر يحمق حمقا، مثل غنم عنما، فهو حمق.

And he might also be foolish (ḥamiqa) with the pronunciation of 'kasr', becoming foolish (ḥamaqa), like a sheep becoming lean (ʿanuma), so he is foolish (ḥamiqun).

قد يقتر الحول التقى ويكثر الحمق الاثيم

Piety may be scarce, and sinful foolishness may be abundant.

وعمرو بن الحمق الخزاعى.

And ʿAmr ibn al-Ḥamq al-Khuzaʿī.

وامرأة حمقاء، وقوم ونسوة حمق وحمقى وحماقى.

And a foolish woman, and a people and women who are foolish (ḥamiqun), and foolish (ḥamqā), and foolish (ḥamāqā).

والبقلة الحمقاء: الرجلة.

And the foolish herb is purslane.

وحمقت السوق أيضا بالضم، أي كسدت.

And the market became stagnant (ḥamaqat) with the pronunciation of 'ḍamm', meaning it became slow.

وأحمقت المرأة، أي جاءت بولد أحمق، فهي محمق ومحمقة.

And the woman gave birth to a foolish child (aḥmaqat), meaning she bore a foolish child, so she is one who gives birth to a foolish child (muḥmiqun) and (muḥmaqatun).

لست أبالى أن أكون محمقه إذا رأيت خصية معلقه تقول: لا أبالى أن ألد أحمق بعد أن يكون الولد ذكرا له خصية معلقة.

I do not care if I am considered one who gives birth to a foolish child, if I see a hanging testicle saying: I do not care if I bear a foolish child, as long as the child is male and has a hanging testicle.

فإن كان من عادتها أن تلد الحمقى فهي: محماق.

And if it is her custom to give birth to fools, then she is one who habitually gives birth to fools (miḥmāq).

ويقال: أحمقت الرجل، إذا وجدته أحمق.

And it is said: You found the man foolish (aḥamqta al-rajula), if you found him foolish.

وحمقته تحميقا: نسبته إلى الحمق.

And you attributed foolishness to him (ḥammaqtuhu taḥmīqan): you ascribed foolishness to him.

وحامقته، إذا ساعدته على حمقه.

And you abetted him in his foolishness (ḥāmactahu), if you assisted him in his foolishness.

واستحمقته، أي عددته أحمق.

And you considered him foolish (istaḥmaqtuhu), meaning you counted him foolish.

وتحامق فلان، إذا تكلف الحماقة.

And so-and-so pretended to be foolish (tahāmaqa), if he deliberately acted foolishly.

ويقال: انحمقت السوق، أي كسدت.

And it is said: The market became stagnant (inḥamaqat), meaning it became slow.

وانحمق الثوب، أي أخلق.

And the garment became worn out (inḥamaqa), meaning it became old.

والحماق، مثال السعال: كالجدري يصيب الانسان.

And al-ḥumāqu, like suʿāl (cough): it is like smallpox that afflicts a person.

يقال منه رجل محموق

It is said of him that he is a man afflicted with al-humāq (maḥqūqun).